Dump-car



M. W. ILES.

(No Model.)

DUMP OAR.

' Patented Sept. 27, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MALVERN XV. ILES, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

DUMP-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 483,152, datedSeptember 2'7, 1892.

Application filed February 3, 1892. Serial No. 420,164- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MALVERN W. ILES, of Denver, county of Arapahoe,State of 0010- rado, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Dump-Oars, of which the following is a true and exact description,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ofthis specification.

My invention relates to dump-cars, and is particularly adapted forslag-cars, which receive slag from a furnace and are then drawn up onthe dump, where they deposit their load.

The object of my invention is to provide a car which will be Welladapted to carry such a load and which will be automatically dumped atthe desired point by novel and efficient means.

The nature of my invention will be best understood as described inconnection with the drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation ofmy car. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of same, and Fig. 3 a side elevationillustrating the operation of dumping the car.

A indicates the track in Fig. 3, shown as abruptly ascending.

B indicates the truck of my dump-car, supported on wheels G and havinglateral braces B upon the top of each.

The receptacle 0 is pivotally supported by trunnions D D. The trnnnionsare rigidly and securely attached to the receptacle 0, which is made inthe form of a bucket and so hung that it will normally hang with thebottom downward, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. As shown, the ends E of thetrunnions are squared, and upon these square ends are secured levers FF, which extend downward and forward, as shown, and are preferablyprovided with pins at their outer ends.

The car may be drawn in any convenient way. As shown, a rod I, attachedto extension J, is used for drawing it along on the track.

The dumping of the receptacle 0 is accomplished by providing stops,which at the desired point come in contact with the ends of levers F F,pushing them backward as the car moves forward and turning thereceptacle 0 on its trunnions until its contents are dumped. PreferablyI employ for this purpose hinge-rods H, hinged or pivotally connectedwith the track-stringers, as shown at H, and having a T-head H whichnormally lies in such a position as to engage a pinfof lever F. Theadvantage of this construction is readily seen by an examination of Fig.3 of the drawings, which shows the operation of the hinged stop indumping the receptacle or bucket. The full lines in this figure indicatethe positions of the parts when the stop first comes in contact with thelever F and the dotted lines their positions when the car has been drawnforward sufficiently to dump the bucket. The stop-lever H must of coursebe held in proper position to engage the pin f, as by means of a rest K,upon which it rests when not in operation.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of a truck, a receptacle having trunnions E, saidreceptacle being pivotally supported by said trunnions on the truck, oneor more levers F, connected with the trunnions E, and a hinged stop orstops H, arranged in the path of the trucks to engage the levers F anddump the receptacle, said stop or stops being arranged to move with thelever or levers F after they have engaged them and while the receptacleis being dumped, all substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

MALVERN \V. ILES.

Witnesses:

C. T. DYE, J. H. TUCKER.

